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Census of Urban Crime, 1970 (ICPSR 8275)

Principal Investigator(s):Hellman, Daryl A.; Fox, James Alan

Summary:

This data collection contains information on urban crime in
the United States. The 331 variables include crime incidence, criminal
sanctions, police employment, police expenditures, police
unionization, city revenues and sources of revenue (including
intergovernmental transfers), property values, public sector package
characteristics, demographic and socioeconomic characteristics, and
housing and land use characteristics. The data were primarily gathered
from various governmental censuses: Census of Population, Census of
Housing, Census of Gove... (more info)

This data collection contains information on urban crime in
the United States. The 331 variables include crime incidence, criminal
sanctions, police employment, police expenditures, police
unionization, city revenues and sources of revenue (including
intergovernmental transfers), property values, public sector package
characteristics, demographic and socioeconomic characteristics, and
housing and land use characteristics. The data were primarily gathered
from various governmental censuses: Census of Population, Census of
Housing, Census of Government, Census of Manufactures, and Census of
Business. UNIFORM CRIME REPORTING PROGRAM DATA [UNITED STATES] (ICPSR
9028) and EXPENDITURE AND EMPLOYMENT DATA FOR THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE
SYSTEM (ICPSR 7818) were used as supplemental sources.

Access Notes

One or more data files in this study are set up in a non-standard format, such as card image format. Users
may need help converting these files before they can be used for analysis.

The public-use data files in this collection are available for access by the general public.
Access does not require affiliation with an ICPSR member institution.

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Systems Incorporated and can be accessed using PDF reader software,
such as the Adobe Acrobat Reader. Information on how to obtain a copy
of the Acrobat Reader is provided on the ICPSR Web site.

Methodology

Sample:
A total of 88 United States cities with populations
between 154,000 and approximately eight million residents.